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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nin clouded by in this section?
(a) Rain.
(b) Light.
(c) Smoke.
(d) Mist.

2. What lesson did Jamie sleep through?
(a) Spelling.
(b) Maths.
(c) French.
(d) English.

3. What do Jamie and his mother eat at the carnival?
(a) Hot dogs.
(b) Cheese toasties.
(c) Burgers.
(d) Chocolate.

4. Why does Jamie think the bureau drawer is the perfect crib for Nin?
(a) It is strong enough to hold her weight.
(b) They can close it if Van comes.
(c) It saves room.
(d) They can close it if she cries.

5. What kind of animal does Jamie hope they can sit like in the trailer?
(a) Gorillas.
(b) Ducks.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Cats.

6. How does Jamie feel as he is getting dressed?
(a) Nervous.
(b) Excited.
(c) Indifferent.
(d) Mellow.

7. What is Jamie doing in his dream that he knows he shouldn't do?
(a) Running.
(b) Shouting.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Whispering.

8. What did Earl brag to Patty that he could heat the trailer with?
(a) A match.
(b) A log fire.
(c) A torch.
(d) A gas burner.

9. What kind of day does Patty say it is the next morning?
(a) A chill day.
(b) A school day.
(c) A free day.
(d) A sleep day.

10. Where does Jamie want his mother to take him to in this chapter?
(a) The Riley Science Fair.
(b) The Stark Fair.
(c) The magic Covention.
(d) The Groveton Christmas Carnival

11. What does Jamie feel all over?
(a) Latchy.
(b) Stratchy.
(c) Hatchy.
(d) Scrootchy.

12. What is the inside of Earl's trailer as cold as?
(a) A refrigerator.
(b) A freezer.
(c) The South Pole.
(d) The North Pole.

13. What word does the author use to describe Earl's bathroom?
(a) Scuzzy.
(b) Quacking.
(c) Airless.
(d) Frilly.

14. What wakes Jamie up when they get to Earl's?
(a) Nin's crying.
(b) A mobile phone.
(c) The crunching of gravel.
(d) Earl's screams.

15. What strikes Jamie about the trailer more than the temperature?
(a) The mess.
(b) The size.
(c) The emptiness.
(d) The decorations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Earl say he will make for Patty when she first enters the house?

2. What does Jamie worry his mother has forgotten?

3. How does the author describe the atmosphere immediately after Patty catches Nin?

4. What does Patty tell Jamie they are celebrating when she takes him to the carnival?

5. What does Patty say is the only thing they need to take with them to the trailer?

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